Battle of Mazaca (331 BC)

The Battle of Mazaca was an engagement fought between the armies of Alexander the Great and Ariarathes in the Province of Cappadocia in the Persian Empire.

Battle
Alexander and his army fought the Persian Army, who were made up of Sparabaras and many other units, jumbled from around the empire. Alexander's silver shield guards, who were the core of his army, performed well, but the Persians mobilized quicker and stormed Alexander's camp quicker, although the Greeks inflicted heavy losses on them first.